Don’t throw your garland away when you’re done with it… hang it outside for the birds & squirrels.
-Debbie
When stringing popcorn for garland, let it sit for a couple of days to get stale. Stale popcorn is easier to string. (I sure wish I’d known that last year! We made popcorn and cranberry garland. It was very pretty!)
To make a popcorn garland just take a needle and heavy or double thread and start stringing the popcorn or anything on it.
-Jill
photo by: ryochijiiwa
Marrshmallows (in place of the popcorn) works well, too.
Will birds eat the marshmallows?
I don’t think so but the marshmallows should just dissolve with the first rain, snow or dew.
the birds won’t but squirrels will and it will make them sick.
you will also attract racoons if there are a lot of marshmallows. It will probably make them sick as well.
too much sugar for wild animals is not a treat to them it is more likely to be a poison.
stick with popcorn.
I like simple fun like this!